The Cold War was a “global; power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945 to 1991” (textbook page 511). In 1945 the United States and the Soviet Union defeated Germany in World War Two. After the war was over, both wanted to be the leader of the world. The two countries remained allies with each other until communism began to spread in Europe. The spread of communism caused Americans to fear communism which lead to problems that affected the United States domestic policy and their society. The Cold War affected the US educationally,

To begin, the Cold war caused Domestic policies to have a negative educational impact on The American people. The American people were deprived of their rights. According to the 26th article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), everyone has the right to an education. In Document 6, the launching of the Soviet Satellite Sputnik destroyed the US’s general education. The Soviet’s Satellite Sputnik was the first satellite to be released into the atmosphere. When the US found out about the Sputnik, the Cold War turned into the Space Race. The Space Race was a race between the US and the USSR to develop technology to allow “firsts” in exploration of space. The Sputnik forced the US to place a new national priority On research science. It can be interpreted that math and reading was no longer a focus. This was A negative effect on the American people because they were no longer receiving a proper education for math and reading. Next, the Cold War affected the US socially.

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Both of these countries were competing blow for blow and both of the countries strengthened their development in technology and weaponry with the space race and arms race. All of these events led up to the development of a ColdWar between these two powers because each country wanted to be the superior and there was no want to compromise. They were both so adamant to the fact that their side was greater than the other and this thought led up to the start of the ColdWar.
The primary reason that the ColdWar began was the differing ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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ColdWarDBQ
The United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies during World War II, although in reality they rarely agreed with one another. The leading cause of their disagreement proved to be Communism. The Soviets had a difficult time forgiving the Americans because of the Americans’ refusal to accept the Soviets as part of the international community. The Soviets were also unhappy with the USA’s late entry into the war. Neither nation ever fully trusted the other from then on. When the Soviet Union began expansion after the war, many Americans feared that the Russians were pushing for world domination. In addition, when Germany was broken up among the four countries of France, Great Britain, the United States of America, and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union had the most land of all. (Document C) These disputes led Winston Churchill to warn that an “iron curtain” was descending through the middle of Europe. Joseph Stalin made the situation worse by claiming that World War II was an unavoidable and inevitable consequence of "capitalist imperialism" and implied that such a war might reoccur. After his death, East-West relations went through phases of alternating relaxation and confrontation. The ColdWar was not entirely made up of the tension between the Soviets and the Americans. There were some battles...

...military technological advancements that have been made in the last 60 years can be attributed to the ColdWar. Much of the technology developed during the period of the ColdWar is still in use today by the military and government. Advancements in offensive technology are well known to just about everyone in the way of nuclear energy harnessed in the form of the nuclear bomb, but little is known about the battle for information during the ColdWar. The ColdWar produced some of the most advanced technology used in the fields of detection and reconnaissance in history. The United States' detection and reconnaissance technology played a major role against communism during the ColdWar, and these types of technology still play roles today.
A coldwar is an ideological conflict with military standoffs while keeping diplomatic relations open. The ColdWar consisted of two sides (or Superpowers); the first was the United States, who believed in and practiced capitalism, the opposing side was the Soviet Union, who believed in and practiced the idea of communism. Many historians dispute the start time of the conflict; however, it began some time after World War II and dragged on until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. The ColdWar...

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Winston Churchill gave his famous “Iron Curtain” speech on March 5th, 1946, which mainly focussed on changing the world’s view of Stalin and his dictatorship. Citizens were blind to Stalin’s cruel dictatorship, simply because they needed some kind of leader. Churchill stated in his speech that, the “Iron Curtain” separated West and Eastern...

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ColdWarDBQ
During the time period pertaining to the ColdWar, the foreign policies and ideas established by each president remained in effect despite social and political unrest. However, United States’ involvement in the eastern hemisphere, governmental influence in the nation and in the “hot wars”, and presidential diplomacy caused foreign policies and ideas to contain many similarities throughout the duration of the ColdWar. Therefore, the United States experienced more continuity in her methods of dealing with the threat of communism.
Although the foreign policies during this time period contained many similarities, the policies and tactics relating to the fight against communism had changed from the commencement of the war. During Truman’s presidency, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as the two world powers intensified through the installment of the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan granted financial aid to rebuild Europe and its malnourished people, but withdrew the offer from the USSR (Doc. 1). George F. Kennan proposed the containment policy to halt the spread of communism from the Soviet Union to other nations without advanced military aid and restore the balance of power; however, communism spread to Asian countries in retaliation and the Soviet Union began the nuclear arms...

...In the late 1940’s, the United States and Soviet Union had become locked in a ColdWar. For about forty-three years, although no war between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union was ever officially declared, the leaders of the democratic West and the Communist East faced off against each other. The war was a dreadful time for both sides, keeping all citizens on edge. Many major events in global history including the rise of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis were related to the ColdWar.
There were many fears of the ColdWar that the American people feared in the aftermath of the Second World War (Doc. A). The American people feared the Soviet for two reasons. One reason was why the American people feared the Soviet was because the Soviet had nuclear bombs. The other reason was that the Soviet was the first to put up an orbiting satellite, which was Sputnik. However, the American people greatest fear was communism (Doc B.). Communist influence spread to China as well as Eastern Europe, and soon made is way to Cuba. From this advantage point, the U.S.S.R. started exporting nuclear missiles and this was the last straw for the United States. In an address by John Foster Dulles, he spoke of this issue and seemed to reinstate the Monroe Doctrine while yielding the “big stick” formerly carried by Teddy Roosevelt in the...

...The ColdWar was a period of hostility, fear, and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of the 1940s to late 1980s. Like what Winston Churchill said, the world has been divided by the “Iron Curtain” during the ColdWar between the Communists and the capitalists. It was called the ColdWar because it was only a psychological warfare with no active wars between the two nations, which were due to the fear of nuclear arms. The result of the ColdWar affected the world tremendously. It lead the USSR to ultimate destruction and bankruptcy but it also made America the number one super power in the world. The ColdWar influenced nearly all aspects of America through technology, culture, and media.
Military based technology development was the key for both countries during the ColdWar. Whether it was the Nuclear Race, or the Space Race, both were the keys to success. The Nuclear arms race was a competition for supremacy of the world during the coldwar between the two nations along with their allies. Both America and Russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Some of the most important weapons and plans that are still in use today were developed like the ABM (antiballistic Missile), MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction),...

...The ColdWar
The ColdWar was "the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II" (History book, pg. 874). The ColdWar began by controversial wants and needs from two different countries and several different "weapons" were used to fight this controversial war. The feuds eventually kept building up, greater and greater, resulting in one great war. Two countries, the United States and the Soviet Union both took part in fighting.
According to the AP text book, the Coldwar began for a number of different reasons. One of the main reasons this war began was that there were huge differences in the way that the Soviet and the US led one another and the disagreements eventually reached a final rising point, causing several feuds as well, riots. The US was a democratic state where many parties could stand and elections were held. It was a fair and politically correct policy for everyone. "I believe it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted domination by armed minorities or outside pressure." (Ap text book) The Soviet was a communist state, where the political party controlled the state. The people basically had no free will.
More reasons as to how the ColdWar started up would be...